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'Colleagues in the developing world cannot be left abandoned to disadvantage'

Charity
Melissa Tilling
18 March 2021

I speak in part as a very concerned global citizen, but equally with my Charitable Travel trustee role in mind.

The FCDO is lifting Covid-related travel advice on more than 40 countries from 11 October (Credit: Brett Zeck/Unsplash)

The Covid-19 crisis, given its truly global impact, has shone a stark light on the truth of what has been achieved pre-pandemic in terms of robust and enduring social inclusion and social welfare in developing world tourism destinations.

“The Covid-19 crisis is having sweeping consequences on tourism jobs and enterprises, notably on small and medium enterprises which account for around 80% of tourism businesses globally”, according to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which has had an inevitable impact on the people who power the tourism product we so value.